Food and Material Support

Lunches

Monday to Friday at 12.30 pm you are welcome to join us for a healthy free lunch. Volunteers cook a delicious range of foods, with both meat and vegetarian options.
Our lunches have a welcoming environment and give you the chance to meet other people and make new friends.

At other times of the day, the kitchen is stocked with tea, coffee and breakfast cereals that you may help yourselves to, and you are welcome to take home anything left in our communal fridge.

Food Store

To help you maintain a healthy diet, the Centre has a free food store which can provide you with food items and toiletries to take home with you.

It is open Monday to Thursday between 10:30 am and 2:30 pm and Friday 11am to 2pm. Members of the centre are entitled to shop for dried groceries once a week, and fresh food whenever we have stock. Toiletries are also available on a monthly basis.

Material Support

We can provide materials that help you access our services, such as swimwear or sportswear for our recreation programme, or pots and crockery to eat what you shop for at our food store.

We do not generally provide clothes or children’s toys as we lack the space to store them. However, you can obtain these from your local Salvation Army or St Vincent de Paul shops who are committed to assisting asylum seekers.

If you require furniture and white goods, we recommend you contact The House of Welcome (9727 9290) who are an asylum seekers support organisation based in Carramar and do a wonderful job in assisting community based asylum seekers in south-western Sydney. You may also like to visit the Bower at Addison Road community centre, Marrickville, who will give discounts on their furniture to clients of our centre.

Services

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Get along to Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras | Queer Thinking. Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th February Carriageworks

Our Casework Manager, Kathryn Clark, will be on an exciting panel called Queer Refugees: Building the Bridges and Bridging the Gaps. She will be highlighting how LGBTIQ and Refugee organisations can better work with people seeking protection on the basis of sexual orientation and / or gender identity.

Our board member, Betty Hounslow will also be speaking on a panel about LGBTIQ movement in Australia. ... See MoreSee Less

FAIR DAY is Mardi Gras’ beloved annual FREE family-friendly carnival of rainbow festivities - featuring a plethora of activities for the young and old, the tame and the bold!
Kick off your heels and enjoy a picnic with friends and family, or kick up your heels at the dance tent. See an amazing array of performers on the Main Stage, get amongst it in the Sports Village, sample the food stalls and admire the drag queens in all corners of the park.
There's something for everyone at Fair Day, even our fur babies are a part of the action. Bring your most fabulous dog down to Fair Day to strut their stuff at our world-famous Doggywood competition.
See the schedule of entertainment here: www.mardigras.org.au/schedule
Whoever you are, Fair Day is the must-do event of the year. For 2018's huge 40th anniverary Mardi Gras season we're back in Victoria Park. See you there!
Download a map of the park here: www.mardigras.org.au/images/uploads/images/FAIR%20DAY%20A4_FairDay_Map.jpg
And here's our Fair Day FAQ's: www.mardigras.org.au/fair-day-faq
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ASC Chair, Claire Petre has today announced and warmly welcomes the appointment of Marina Brizar to the ASC board.

Marina arrived to Australia as a refugee from the Former Yugoslavia. Her personal experience compelled her to study a Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of International Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney, from where she graduated in 2012. She currently holds the position of Head of Corporate and Private Clients at Playfair Visa & Migration Services, where she practices as a Solicitor and Registered Migration Agent. Together with her corporate experience, Marina has acted on cases in human trafficking with Anti-Slavery Australia, and on behalf of people seeking asylum in Australia and offshore. Quite separately from her professional work, Marina co-founded the Aspire Motivate Believe Foundation which assists students from an asylum seeker/ refugee background meet the practical costs associated with pursuing their education. Marina was named the 2015 Young Migration Lawyer of the Year; the 2015 Woman Lawyer of the Year – Up Coming; and a “Woman of Influence” 2016. ... See MoreSee Less

Frances Rush gave a presentation with members of NAPSA (NSW Alliance for People Seeking Asylum) on the Humanitarian Hub at the Refugee Alternatives Conference in Melbourne today: "We talked about the importance of collaboration, respect and dignity."Frances RushCEO, Asylum Seekers Centre ... See MoreSee Less